Monitor cyber risk, carry all departments on e-bill platform, Somanathan tells pay and accounts officers

Addressing the officers of Controller Basic of Accounts (CGA) and the Indian Civil Accounts Organisation (ICAO) on the forty eighth Civil Accounts Day, Somanathan mentioned invoice cost effectivity has been taken up as a high precedence merchandise by the CGA on account of which the effectivity has considerably improved.

“Greater than 450 Pay and Accounts Workplaces have been onboarded on the e-bill module… I would love you to maneuver in direction of full end-to-end implementation of e-bill system within the authorities of India in order that this (cost effectivity) will be improved additional,” Somanathan mentioned.

The e-bill processing system was launched on March 2, 2022. It’s being applied throughout all central ministries and departments, which permits suppliers and contractors to submit their declare on-line, and observe them on an actual time foundation.

He mentioned pay and accounts officers ought to monitor situations of delays and wherever delay happens must be examined for corrective actions.

“As we ponder the longer term, there’s an ongoing requirement for monitoring cyber safety. The nation faces growing cyber safety risk in any respect ranges and we can’t afford to drop our guard. These duties and others will persist,” Somanathan mentioned.He mentioned there was a consensus on the necessity to restructure the Civil Accounts Service cadre.”Vital manpower strengthening is being applied to boost effectivity of each Public Monetary Administration System (PFMS) and CGA organisation. A complete of 76 posts have been transformed from non permanent to everlasting… It is a constructive step in direction of making certain seamless operation of service and organisation,” mentioned the secretary, who heads the expenditure division within the finance ministry.

Previous to the launch of the e-bill system, distributors or contractors had been required to submit bodily copies of payments to the departments for scrutiny. With the e-bill initiative, claimants would have the ability to submit digitally signed payments on the PFMS and examine standing with out approaching workplaces.